Opening Unit Activity
Research a particular crime: murder, arson, bank robbery, etc.
You are to make a fact sheet about your crime answering the following questions:
1. Definition of Crime
2. How many occur? How many are solved?
3. Where are the most offenses?
4. Who are the victims?
5. Who commits the crimes?
6. When do they take place?
7. Any other data that may help to explain or help catch criminals in these cases?
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Library Activity 2 Complete the following questions using the website below. Use this website
Name of theory
1. Summarize the main thesis of the theory in 3-5 sentences
2. List in bullet form supporting data or arguments that help better explain the theory
3. In your own words give this theory an easy to understand catchy name different from the one it already has:
Crime Activity Freakeconomics Please read this article about stealing....The Bagel Guy Click Here
Columbine High School Objective- What is a psychopath?
Watch Most Evil Psychopaths from the begining to the 15 minute mark.
Read The Depressive and the psychopath
Create list of 7 traits of a psychopaths
In your own words summarize this article into one paragraph
Find a Song Activity
Find a song that deals with a crime. Write a paragraph and explain at least three lines in the lyrics that relate to a particular crime.
Criminal Justice Project: Criminals
Who is the worst?
Round 1 Background / What did he do? Stats and Facts
Round 2 Effect Society as a whole (movies, laws, or urban legends)
Round 3 Video
on the life of former New England Patriot AAron Hernandez.
1. Based on your reading of the article and theories learned in class list at least 5 possible causes for Hernandez's alleged crime.
2. In a paragraph give your professional assessment of why you think he did it.
Review for the Test
Charles Starkweather
Charles Whitman
Charles Manson
Dr. Stone's Evil
Crime Theories
Clearance Rate
Highest Rate / Lowest Rate
Video: Violence An America Tradition
Traits of a psychopath
March Madness: Worst of the Worst Tournament
Choose a criminal: Give a bio, description of his/her crimes, theory on why the criminal committed the crime.
We will then place them in a bracket and have them square off each day we will do a new round.
Research a particular crime: murder, arson, bank robbery, etc.
You are to make a fact sheet about your crime answering the following questions:
1. Definition of Crime
2. How many occur? How many are solved?
3. Where are the most offenses?
4. Who are the victims?
5. Who commits the crimes?
6. When do they take place?
7. Any other data that may help to explain or help catch criminals in these cases?
Library Activity 2
Complete the following questions using the website below.
Use this website
Name of theory
1. Summarize the main thesis of the theory in 3-5 sentences
2. List in bullet form supporting data or arguments that help better explain the theory
3. In your own words give this theory an easy to understand catchy name different from the one it already has:
Crime Activity Freakeconomics
Please read this article about stealing....The Bagel Guy Click Here
Columbine High School
Objective- What is a psychopath?
Watch Most Evil Psychopaths from the begining to the 15 minute mark.
Read The Depressive and the psychopath
Create list of 7 traits of a psychopaths
In your own words summarize this article into one paragraph
Find a Song Activity
Find a song that deals with a crime. Write a paragraph and explain at least three lines in the lyrics that relate to a particular crime.
Criminal Justice Project: Criminals
Who is the worst?
Round 1 Background / What did he do? Stats and Facts
Round 2 Effect Society as a whole (movies, laws, or urban legends)
Round 3 Video
Famous Criminals
http://crime.about.com/od/history/u/famous.htm#s2
Worst in Serial Killers
http://homesecurity.net/serial-killers/
History
http://homesecurity.net/serial-killers/
Current Crime Event Topic
Read Rolling Stone article on Gangster in the Huddle
on the life of former New England Patriot AAron Hernandez.
1. Based on your reading of the article and theories learned in class list at least 5 possible causes for Hernandez's alleged crime.
2. In a paragraph give your professional assessment of why you think he did it.
Review for the Test
Charles Starkweather
Charles Whitman
Charles Manson
Dr. Stone's Evil
Crime Theories
Clearance Rate
Highest Rate / Lowest Rate
Video: Violence An America Tradition
Traits of a psychopath
March Madness: Worst of the Worst Tournament
Choose a criminal: Give a bio, description of his/her crimes, theory on why the criminal committed the crime.
We will then place them in a bracket and have them square off each day we will do a new round.